Light O' the Morning: The Story of an Irish Girl — Page 4
She came in, hiding both her hands under her apron.
Ella entró, escondiendo ambas manos bajo su delantal.
Mrs. O'Shanaghgan uttered an impatient sigh.
La señora O'Shanaghgan emitió un suspiro impaciente.
"It is impossible to train these creatures," she said under her breath.
«Es imposible adiestrar a estas criaturas», dijo en voz baja.
Aloud, she gave her order in quiet, impassive tones:
En voz alta, dio su orden en tonos tranquilos e impasibles:
"Tea as soon as possible in the west parlor, and sound the gong when it is ready."
«El té lo antes posible en el salón oeste, y toque el gong cuando esté listo.»
"Why, then, wasn't I getting it?" said Pegeen.
«¿Y por qué no iba yo a traerlo?», dijo Pegeen.
She left the room, leaving the door wide open.
Salió de la habitación dejando la puerta completamente abierta.
"Just like them," said Mrs. O'Shanaghgan.
«Típico de ellos», dijo la señora O'Shanaghgan.
"When you want the door open they invariably shut it, and when you want it shut they leave it open."
«Cuando quieres que la puerta esté abierta, invariablemente la cierran, y cuando quieres que esté cerrada, la dejan abierta.»
"They do that in England too, as far as I can tell," said the Squire, with a slightly nettled tone in his voice.
«En Inglaterra también hacen eso, que yo sepa», dijo el Señor, con un tono levemente irritado en su voz.
"Well, now, Patrick, while we have a few moments to ourselves, I want to know what you mean to do about that ten thousand pounds?"
«Bien, Patrick, ahora que tenemos unos momentos a solas, quiero saber qué piensas hacer con esas diez mil libras.»
"I am sure, Ellen, it is more than I can tell you."
«La verdad, Ellen, es que no tengo ni idea.»
"You will have to pay it, you know."
«Tendrás que pagarlo, ya lo sabes.»
"I suppose so, some day. I'll speak to Dan to-night. He is the last man to be hard on a chap."
«Supongo que sí, algún día. Esta noche hablaré con Dan. Él es el último hombre en ser duro con alguien.»
"Some more of the land must go," said the wife in a fretful tone.
«Habrá que vender más tierras», dijo la esposa en un tono quejumbroso.
"Our rent-roll will be still smaller.
«Nuestros ingresos por arrendamiento serán aún menores.
There will be still less money to educate Terence.
Habrá todavía menos dinero para la educación de Terence.
I had set my heart on his going to Cambridge or Oxford.
Yo tenía el corazón puesto en que fuera a Cambridge u Oxford.
You quite forget that he is eighteen now."
Olvidas por completo que ahora tiene dieciocho años.»
"Cambridge or Oxford!" said the Squire.
«¡Cambridge u Oxford!», dijo el Señor.
Vocabulary
- Ella
- Third person singular feminine pronoun meaning 'she'
- entró
- Past tense of 'entrar'; she/he entered a place
- escondiendo
- Present participle of 'esconder'; hiding something from view
- ambas
- Feminine form of 'both'; referring to two things together
- manos
- Plural of 'mano'; the hands of a person
- bajo
- Preposition meaning 'under' or 'beneath' something
- su
- Possessive adjective meaning 'his', 'her', or 'their'
- delantal
- An apron worn to protect clothing while working
- La
- Feminine definite article meaning 'the'
- señora
- Title of respect for a woman; Mrs. or madam
- emitió
- Past tense of 'emitir'; she/he emitted or let out a sound
- un
- Masculine indefinite article meaning 'a' or 'an'
- suspiro
- A sigh; a deep audible breath expressing emotion
- impaciente
- Adjective describing someone who lacks patience
- Es
- Third person singular of 'ser'; meaning 'it is'
- imposible
- Adjective meaning not possible or unable to be done
- adiestrar
- To train or instruct someone to perform tasks
- a
- Preposition meaning 'to' or 'at' in Spanish
- estas
- Feminine demonstrative adjective meaning 'these'
- criaturas
- Plural of 'criatura'; creatures or young human beings
- dijo
- Past tense of 'decir'; she/he said something
- en
- Preposition meaning 'in', 'on', or 'at'
- voz
- The voice; sound produced by speaking or singing
- baja
- Adjective meaning low; in 'voz baja' means softly
- En
- Preposition meaning 'in', 'on', or 'at'
- alta
- Adjective meaning high; in 'voz alta' means loudly
- dio
- Past tense of 'dar'; she/he gave or issued a command
- orden
- A command or instruction given to someone
- tonos
- Plural of 'tono'; tones or qualities of voice
- tranquilos
- Plural adjective meaning calm, quiet, or peaceful
- e
- Conjunction meaning 'and', used before words starting with 'i'
- impasibles
- Plural adjective meaning impassive or showing no emotion
- El
- Masculine definite article meaning 'the'
- té
- The beverage tea, commonly served hot or cold
- lo
- Masculine direct object pronoun meaning 'it' or 'him'
- antes
- Adverb meaning 'before' or 'as soon as possible'
- posible
- Adjective meaning able to be done or achieved
- el
- Masculine definite article meaning 'the'
- salón
- A living room or large formal reception room
- oeste
- The cardinal direction west; opposite of east
- y
- Conjunction meaning 'and' connecting words or phrases
- toque
- Subjunctive of 'tocar'; meaning to ring or touch something
- gong
- A circular metal disc struck to produce a sound signal
- cuando
- Conjunction or adverb meaning 'when' in time clauses
- esté
- Subjunctive of 'estar'; meaning 'when it is ready'
- listo
- Adjective meaning ready or prepared for something
- Y
- Conjunction meaning 'and', also used to introduce questions
- por
- Preposition meaning 'for', 'by', or 'because of'
- qué
- Interrogative word meaning 'what' or 'why' in questions
- no
- Negation adverb meaning 'no' or 'not'
- iba
- Imperfect of 'ir'; she/he was going to do something
- yo
- First person singular subject pronoun meaning 'I'
- traerlo
- Infinitive 'traer' plus pronoun; to bring it here
- Salió
- Past tense of 'salir'; she/he left or exited a place
- de
- Preposition meaning 'of', 'from', or 'about'
- la
- Feminine definite article or object pronoun meaning 'the'
- habitación
- A room inside a building, often a bedroom
- dejando
- Present participle of 'dejar'; leaving something behind
- puerta
- A door that opens and closes an entrance
- completamente
- Adverb meaning completely or entirely without exception
- abierta
- Feminine past participle of 'abrir'; meaning open
- Típico
- Adjective meaning typical or characteristic of someone
- ellos
- Third person plural masculine pronoun meaning 'they'
- Cuando
- Conjunction meaning 'when', introducing a time clause
- quieres
- Second person singular of 'querer'; you want something
- que
- Conjunction or relative pronoun meaning 'that' or 'which'
- invariablemente
- Adverb meaning always, without exception or variation
- cierran
- Third person plural of 'cerrar'; they close a door
- cerrada
- Feminine past participle meaning closed or shut tight
- dejan
- Third person plural of 'dejar'; they leave or let something
- Inglaterra
- The proper noun for the country England
- también
- Adverb meaning 'also' or 'too', adding information
- hacen
- Third person plural of 'hacer'; they do or make something
- eso
- Neutral demonstrative pronoun meaning 'that thing'
- sepa
- Subjunctive of 'saber'; meaning 'God knows' or 'know'
- Señor
- Title of respect for a man; Mr. or sir
- con
- Preposition meaning 'with', showing accompaniment or manner
- tono
- The tone or manner in which something is said
- levemente
- Adverb meaning slightly or mildly, to a small degree
- irritado
- Past participle adjective meaning irritated or annoyed
- Bien
- Adverb or interjection meaning 'good', 'well', or 'okay'
- ahora
- Adverb meaning 'now', referring to the present moment
- tenemos
- First person plural of 'tener'; we have something
- unos
- Masculine plural indefinite article meaning 'some' or 'a few'
- momentos
- Plural of 'momento'; brief periods or instances of time
- solas
- Feminine plural adjective meaning alone, without others
- quiero
- First person singular of 'querer'; I want or love
- saber
- Infinitive meaning to know a fact or information
- piensas
- Second person singular of 'pensar'; you think or plan
- hacer
- Infinitive meaning to do or to make something
- esas
- Feminine plural demonstrative adjective meaning 'those'
- diez
- The number ten in Spanish
- mil
- The number one thousand in Spanish
- libras
- Plural of 'libra'; British pounds as currency
- verdad
- Truth; also used as 'isn't it?' at end of sentences
- es
- Third person singular of 'ser'; meaning 'is'
- tengo
- First person singular of 'tener'; I have something
- ni
- Conjunction meaning 'nor' or 'not even'
- idea
- A thought or plan formed in the mind
- Tendrás
- Future tense of 'tener'; you will have to do something
- pagarlo
- Infinitive 'pagar' plus pronoun; to pay it back
- ya
- Adverb meaning 'already', 'now', or 'eventually'
- sabes
- Second person singular of 'saber'; you know something
- Supongo
- First person of 'suponer'; I suppose or assume something
- sí
- Affirmative adverb meaning 'yes'
- algún
- Indefinite adjective meaning 'some' or 'any' before nouns
- día
- A day; a 24-hour period of time
- Esta
- Feminine singular demonstrative adjective meaning 'this'
- noche
- The night; the dark period after sunset
- hablaré
- Future tense of 'hablar'; I will speak to someone
- Él
- Third person singular masculine subject pronoun meaning 'he'
- último
- Adjective meaning last or final in a sequence
- hombre
- A man; an adult male human being
- ser
- Infinitive meaning to be; essential characteristics
- duro
- Adjective meaning hard, tough, or difficult
- alguien
- Indefinite pronoun meaning 'someone' or 'anybody'
- Habrá
- Future of 'haber'; there will be or it will be necessary
- vender
- Infinitive meaning to sell goods or property
- más
- Adverb or adjective meaning 'more' or 'most'
- tierras
- Plural of 'tierra'; lands or plots of ground
- esposa
- A wife; the female partner in a marriage
- quejumbroso
- Adjective meaning whiny, complaining, or plaintive in tone
- Nuestros
- Masculine plural possessive adjective meaning 'our'
- ingresos
- Plural of 'ingreso'; income or earnings received regularly
- arrendamiento
- The act of leasing or renting property to tenants
- serán
- Future tense of 'ser'; they will be in the future
- aún
- Adverb meaning 'still' or 'even' in comparisons
- menores
- Plural comparative adjective meaning smaller or lesser
- todavía
- Adverb meaning 'still' or 'yet' in ongoing situations
- menos
- Adverb or adjective meaning 'less' or 'fewer'
- dinero
- Money; currency used for buying and selling things
- para
- Preposition meaning 'for', 'in order to', or 'by'
- educación
- Education; the process of learning and being taught
- Yo
- First person singular subject pronoun meaning 'I'
- tenía
- Imperfect of 'tener'; I had or used to have something
- corazón
- The heart; also used to express deep emotional desire
- puesto
- Past participle of 'poner'; set or placed on something
- fuera
- Subjunctive/adverb meaning outside or away from here
- u
- Conjunction meaning 'or', used before words starting with 'o'
- Olvidas
- Second person singular of 'olvidar'; you forget something
- completo
- Adjective meaning complete; in 'por completo' means entirely
- tiene
- Third person singular of 'tener'; he/she has something
- dieciocho
- The number eighteen in Spanish
- años
- Plural of 'año'; years of age or time elapsed
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